Tag: nhs

New measures to protect NHS staff introduced

NEW measures to protect NHS staff are to be introduced to try to reduce the thousands of assaults on them that take place every year. Staff are to be given better training in dealing with violent situations and offenders will be prosecuted more quickly. Health Secretary Matt Hancock will set...

06.11.2018

NHS £250m prescription fraud crack down

It’s estimated the NHS spends £256m a year on fraudulent prescription. In an effect to stamp out fraudulent claims, patients claiming free prescription will face checks before the prescribed medical is issued. As of next year a new pilot will be launched an new digitised system mean pharmacies can instantly...

14.10.2018

Medical cannabis will be available from November in UK

Doctors will be able to prescribe cannabis products to patients from 1 November, the Home Secretary Sajid Javid says. Javid stated in his written statement: “I have been clear that my intention was always to ensure that patients have access to the most appropriate course of medical treatment. “I stressed...

12.10.2018

Leyla Hussein helps launch Islington’s new guide to tackling FGM

ISLINGTON has launched a new guide to help professionals identify children who are at risk of female genital mutilation (FGM). The Islington FGM Risk Assessment Tool, a 12-page workbook, will enable people working in the NHS, schools, education, police and children’s services to identify and assess the risks of FGM. Leyla...

11.10.2018

NHS staff shortage has decreased again

EXPERTS described the situation as at risk of becoming a “national emergency” given the rising demands on the NHS. It comes after sustained efforts by ministers and NHS bosses to tackle the shortages, including a new pay deal and recruitment and retention campaigns. The latest figures have been published by...

16.09.2018

600 complaints for Enfield’s NHS practices

NEW figures show that during the period between April 2017 and March 2018 GP and dental practices in the Enfield clinical commissioning group (CCG) received 588 written complaints. The figures have change little for the previous year when the 590 complaint were made to the CCG. These figures just a...

14.09.2018

Enfield’teki doktorlar ve diş hekimleri yaklaşık 600 yazılı şikayet aldı

NHS verilerine göre Enfield’deki doktorlar ve diş hekimleri bir yıl boyunca yaklaşık 600 yazılı şikayet aldı. Rakamlar, Enfield bölgesindeki GP’ler ve diş hekimliği uygulamalarının Nisan 2017 ile Mart 2018 arasında 588 yazılı şikayet aldığını gösteriyor. Şikayet sayısının, geçen yıl gelen şikayet sayısıyla hemen hemen aynı olduğu açıklandı. Enfield’de, 2017-2018...

13.09.2018

Enfield’deki GP’ler ülkedeki en kötüler arasında

ENFIELD’de yaşayan hastalar ile ilgili yapılan yeni bir araştırma sonucunda, bu bölgede bulunan GP’ler (sağlık ocakları) ülkenin en kötüleri seviyesinde kaldı. NHS’e bağlı Enfield CCG (klinik hizmet grubu) tarafından yapılan araştırmada 4.786 hasta bölgelerinde bulunan GP’ler ile ilgili olarak bir değerlendirme yaptı. Hastaların sadece %78’i GP tarafından sunulan hizmetlerin kalitesine...

16.08.2018

Record number of A&E patients caused by the heatweave

This year heatwave has been breaking more records; over 2.1 million patients attended A&E. With the temperatures increase saw a chain reaction and a recorder high number of patient’s visiting their A&E departments. Data from The NHS England shows there were 530,000 emergency admissions to A&E, a figure only surpassed once...

09.08.2018

Cheaper medicines saved NHS £324 million

NHS patients converted to cheaper medicines are being told the cost-saving exercise is not compromising care. The “better value” treatments, for conditions including rheumatoid arthritis and some cancers, are just as safe and effective, NHS Improvement says. 1 Hospitals that changed their prescribing saved the health service £324m last financial...

06.08.2018

What do the Londoners think about the NHS?

UK has recently celebrated the 70th anniversary of the NHS, with events including a service at Westminster Abbey and a royal visit in Wales. Hence, this week we have asked our readers their opinion in regards to the services provided by the NHS and what could be improved. SEDAT KETENÇİMEN...

13.07.2018

NHS hakkında Londralılar ne düşünüyor?

İNGİLTERE’DE sağlık hizmetleri hakkında çıkan şikayet ve haberlere her geçen gün gazetemizde üzülerek yer veriyoruz. Yanlış tedavi yüzünden ölen insanlar, acil serviste uzun bekleme süreleri, yanlış teşhis gibi birçok sorunun yaşandığı NHS İngiltere’de bu yıl 50. yılını kutluyor. Hükümet geçtiğimiz haftalarda NHS ile ilgili ek vergilerin getirebileceği yönünde açıklamalar yapmış...

12.07.2018

Immediate stop to NHS mesh operations

NHS England is putting an immediate curb on mesh operations after safety concerns. It has accepted the advice of a new review looking at harm reported by women who received the treatment for stress urinary incontinence. The review’s chair, Baroness Julia Cumberlege, said she was “appalled at the seriousness and...

10.07.2018

New NHS app on its way

Every NHS patient will be able to book GP appointments and check their symptoms and order repeat prescriptions on a smartphone app. The app will begin testing in September and it will then be available for everyone in England to download in December for Android and Apple devices. The new...

07.07.2018

Hastaların hayatını kolaylaştıracak yeni NHS uygulaması yolda

HER NHS hastası, yeni mobil uygulama sayesinde GP randevularını rezerve edebilecek. Artık hastalar, tıpkı online alışveriş gibi kolay bir tedavi alacağı sözünü veren akıllı telefon uygulaması üzerinden kendi tedavilerini kontrol edebilecek. Yeni uygulama sayesinde, hastaların GP kayıtlarına güvenli bir şekilde erişmeleri sağlanacak. Hastalar GP randevularını almak, reçete siparişlerini tekrarlamak, 111...

06.07.2018

Dozens evacuated from Chase Farm Hospital after fire breaks out

A fire broke out on Sunday night at Chase Farm Hospital, North London. It’s said 45 people had been forces to flee the hospital with 15 of them having to be found alternative accommodation for the night. The incident started on the ground floor of a two-storey building after 10.10pm,...

11.06.2018

Windrush cancer patient receives treatment date

ALBERT Thompson receives date for cancer treatment. Cancer patient Albert Thompson, the man who has been a vital focal point of much of the Windrush quarrel, has received a date to begin his treatment on the NHS. Last year he was told that he is due to pay £54,000 for...

28.04.2018

NHS prescriptions crack down

“MINOR” treatments will be cut in a move by NHS England to reduce spending by a 5th. 35 different treatment coasting £570m of spending have been cut by NHS bosses. all of the treatments are available over-the-counter across pharmacies in the England with the restriction only being apply to those...

09.04.2018